Men's Track & Field

Sanchez Qualifies For ECACs To Highlight Mariners’ Day At Lehigh’s Covert Classic

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Jan. 30, 2016) – The USMMA men's track & field team took part in the John Covert Classic on Saturday, hosted by Division I Lehigh University. The Mariners sent 16 competitors to the event and were led by senior Tomas Sanchez (Manati, P.R.), who had the squad's highest finish of the day and qualified for the ECAC Championships with a second-place showing in the 500 meter run in 1:07.56. He was narrowly beaten out by Lehigh's Tom Troxell by just seven-hundredths of a second.

Other top-10 finishes at the Classic came from freshmen Severin Blenkush (O'Fallon, Ill.) and Connor Cole (Alpharetta, Ga.) in the 1000 meter run, as they came in sixth (2:39.84) and seventh (2:44.87), respectively; freshman David Collins (North Kingstown, R.I.) in the weight throw with a distance of 12.79 meters (41' 11.50"); and senior Kenneth Pressey (Yorktown, Va.), who came in ninth in the triple jump event with a leap of 12.23 meters (40' 1.50").

Below are USMMA's complete results from Saturday.

The Mariners return to action next weekend, when they travel up to Middletown, Conn. to take part in the Wesleyan Indoor Invitational II on Saturday, Feb. 6.

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